CFAdministrator Settings...meaning?

[snix1]

Hi! I have a question about the CF Admin Server Settings:

1. Restart at unresponsive requests By enabling this option the engine will track requests that execute component code (e.g., an ODBC driver, a third-party CFX, etc.) but fail to return in a timely fashion. The service is restarted when the specified number of request threads do not respond in the allotted time. Requests are tracked only if a request timeout is enabled. The restart threshold will not exceed the request limit.

2. Restart when requests terminate abnormally By enabling this option the engine will track requests that suffer "unexpected exception" abnormal termination conditions. The service is restarted if abnormal requests begin to occur on a regular basis.

When these are set, does it mean that any template I am executing, whether manually or through a web interface, will automatically restart if unresponsive or an unknown error occurs? What are the pros and cons of turning them off? Can anyone recommend a good book on the CF Administrator that goes into more detail than most? I am new at CF and thank you.

 

[GunJack]

I've never seen this happen to verify but it's always been my understanding that the CF service will restart if the number of threads specified terminate abnormally. It won't restart the page/script, just the CF service. I believe the logic is that if a number of scripts terminate abnormally, there might be something going wrong that can be cleared out by restarting the service.

I don't know of any books that deal with just the administrator but I would search amazon or B&N for books by Ben Forta as he is a recognized expert on CF.

Hope this helps,
GJ